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Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?

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Politics
Apr 29, 2026
Why America, Not Iran, Has the Stronger Legal Position in the Current War

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Politics
Apr 29, 2026
The Left’s War on the Supreme Court Just Hit a Terrifying New Low

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Politics
Apr 25, 2026
California is Sacrificing its Economic Future on the Altar of Climate Change

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Politics
Apr 26, 2026
The Cuba Play

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Politics
Apr 27, 2026
Canadians Must Stop Romanticizing a Failing Europe

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Politics
Apr 23, 2026
The Iran War and the Coming Global Struggle

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Politics
Apr 23, 2026
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Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?

We are not there now, but there is reason to worry that the United States is in danger, if we are not careful, of ceasing to be a nation with the principles of 1776 at its core.

Richard Samuelson
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Apr 29, 2026

California is Sacrificing its Economic Future on the Altar of Climate Change

John Yoo, Michael Toth
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Apr 26, 2026

The Left’s War on the Supreme Court Just Hit a Terrifying New Low

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Canadians Must Stop Romanticizing a Failing Europe

Joel Kotkin
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Apr 23, 2026

Make the Gulf Irrelevant Again

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Apr 20, 2026

Iran War Exposes Weakness of California’s ‘Green’ Dependence on Foreign Oil

Joel Kotkin
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Apr 18, 2026

Yes, President Trump Can Withdraw from NATO

John Yoo
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America is the new Rome

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Activist local governments should not be regulators of energy markets

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Joel Kotkin
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Apr 5, 2026
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The War on Affordable and Abundant Energy Continues

Michael Toth
Politics
Jan 21, 2026

The Case for a U.S. – Canadian Union

Arthur Herman
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Jan 20, 2026

Selling America Short

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Jan 19, 2026

Trial Lawyers and the Future of Oil & Gas in the Bayou

Michael Toth
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Jan 19, 2026

Prosecuting Maduro

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Jan 13, 2026

Peru: Between Chinese and American Influence

Oscar Sumar
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Jan 13, 2026
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US citizen takes over Mexican drug cartel, sparking legal debate

US citizen takes over Mexican drug cartel, sparking legal debate

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Mar 20, 2026
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Mar 16, 2026
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Trump’s Iran Operation Is Legal, Just, and Overdue

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Mar 3, 2026
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Richard Reinsch Warns of Escalating Political Retaliation as Debate Turns to Conservatism, Violence, and Executive Power

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Steven Hayward brings you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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